Robert Foy appointed to School BoardThe Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education appointed Robert Foy to fill a vacancy at their Monday meeting. The board selected Foy after holding interviews with him and two other candidates: Tracy Chandler and Jeffrey Stewart. Foy has a daughter who went to elementary, middle and high school in Kodiak, a third-grade son and a daughter who will be in pre-school next year. “I’ve got a lot of interes...

Discovering remnants of Kodiak’s World War II structuresWith the last U.S. World War I veteran passing in 2011, living memories of World War II are rapidly fading. Soon, just the physical remains of the conflict will be left behind. Kodiak is home to an astounding number of structures built during World War II. Reports indicate that $17 million dollars was spent in the construction of Kodiak’s bases. That is approximately $244 million in today’s dollars. We see evidenc...

Stabbing suspect pleads guilty to single chargeThe man who stabbed his roommate last fall pleaded guilty to a single charge of criminally negligent homicide on Tuesday. Teila Tofelogo, 45, stabbed Dennis Fathke, 59, while both were living in a local home while participating in a local program called Second Chance for Men. According to a police affidavit, Tofelogo and Fathke were joking while Tofelogo showed off “ninja moves” with a 12-inch curved knife while F...

Troopers seek person who shot pregnant deerAlaska Wildlife Troopers are looking for the person or people responsible for the shooting death of a pregnant deer. AWT found the deer in a ditch on Sunday while patrolling the Pasagshak Highway. It had reportedly been shot several times with a handgun. “Deer season does not open until Oct. 1, so that’s the issue we’re running into,” AWT Sgt. Shane Nicholson said. “They didn’t salvage any of the meat as well, so ...

Teeing Off: Kodiak soccer speaks Spanish on the pitchHola, como estas? That is pretty much the extent of my Spanish vocabulary, as I wasn’t the most astute student in foreign language classes. If it wasn’t for Megan — after 15 years I have forgotten her last name, but I do remember she had blonde hair and was taller than me — I would have not passed high school Spanish. She set across from me at the same table and let allowed me to look at her answers. Mahalo, Megan...

Public Safety Blotter: May 20April 15 At 7:56 a.m., police responded to a vehicle accident on Mill Bay Road. There was minor damage and the parties exchanged information. At 8:23 a.m., police warned a speeding driver on Rezanof Drive East. At 8:42 a.m., a caller reported an annoying animal on Spruce Cape Road. Police spoke with the neighbors and gave warnings. At 8:38 a.m., police chalked tires on Hillside Drive. At 11:04 a.m., a caller repor...

The Last HurrahTo the Editor, Last Saturday, May 16, was the last hurrah for my ALS Walk4Life. Once again, the turnout was discouraging and, therefore, will not be repeated next year. I want to thank everyone who supported my efforts for the past two years: the walkers, my steadfast volunteers, Kodiak Print Masters, Walmart, Safeway, KMXT, St. Mary’s Catholic School, all my friends who posted my public service announcements. Sep...

Seventeen trillion wingbeats over AlaskaAnd they are here. Sluggish mosquitoes, sprung from the leaves where they overwintered. Moths and butterflies flitting the fields and south-facing slopes. Beetles skittering along in pinstripe-grooved exoskeletons. How many insects are stirring on the surface of Alaska? That's a fun but hard-to-answer question that Derek Sikes recently pondered in response to writer and wilderness guide Michael Engelhard. I was a ...